Cto News
Caribbean tourism attacks UK government on Air Passenger Duty
Britain’s decision to go ahead with the double inflationary increase in Air Passenger Duty on Sunday has been condemned by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, the Caribbean region’s tourism development agency. The Budget 2012, which was released on March 21st, confirmed that the double inflationary increase in Air Passenger Duty to all destinations that had been announced in November 2011 would go ahead from this Sunday, April 1st 2012.
Visitor figures up in the Caribbean
Figures from the Caribbean Tourism Organisation have revealed 23.8 million overnight visitors headed to the region in 2011. This is a 3.3 per cent increase on the figure recorded the previous year.
Caribbean sees rise in visitor numbers in 2011 despite troubled times
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation, the authority on Caribbean tourism arrival statistics and visitor spend, announced earlier 23.8 million stay over visitors came to the region in 2011. This represents an increase of 3.3 per cent over 2010.
Carole Hay, Director of Marketing UK & Europe, Caribbean Tourism Organisation, CHTA 2012
Carole Hay, Director of Marketing UK & Europe, Caribbean Tourism Organisation, CHTA 2012
Anguilla leads Caribbean Tourism Month celebrations
Anguilla has begun celebrating Caribbean Tourism Month under the theme ‘One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean’. The program, which is endorsed by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, seeks to create opportunities to raise awareness among the people of the Caribbean as to the importance of tourism to the development of the region.
Travel agents explore the Caribbean at WTM Training Day
UK-based travel agents will get an opportunity to discover and explore the Caribbean during a training day planned by Caribbean Tourism Organisation at World Travel Market. A full day session has been organised for Wednesday November 9th to include presentations about the region and interactions with key Caribbean industry partners to assist agents in selling the Caribbean, as effectively as possible in 2012.
CTO chief Skerritt to address WTM forum
Caribbean Tourism Organisation chairman Richard Skerritt has been confirmed to address a Word Travel Market forum on responsible tourism. Skerritt will speak on the role of government in making tourism more sustainable.
Caribbean Tourism Development Company re-launches website to boost trade
The Caribbean tourism industry’s marketing and business development unit has taken an important step towards re-launching its vacation website. The Caribbean Tourism Development Company has signed an agreement with the Florida-based graphics company, Tambourine, to redesign and recreate the site.
Challenges facing Caribbean tourism explored at state of industry conference
Luxury travel to the Caribbean is increasing after the global economic slump, according to Ricky Skerritt, chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation. Addressing delegates at first CTO-organised State of the Industry Conference in St Martin, Skerritt also confirmed leisure travel was posting significant gains this year.
Guyana steps up to host CTO conference
Guyana will host the 13th annual Caribbean conference on sustainable tourism development next year. Bermuda’s director of tourism William Griffith passed the symbolic sustainable tourism scroll to the deputy director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Tameca Sukhdeo-Singh, at the closing of STC-12 in Bermuda on April 6th.
British Airways CEO addresses The Caribbean on autumn visit to the region
Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways, is to give the keynote address at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) leadership strategy conference in Barbados between October 9-12th.
CTO UK Chapter produces 2010 Guide to the Caribbean
The CTO UK Chapter has now released its 52-page 2010 “Guide to the Caribbean”. The team’s UK Chapter will, in the coming weeks, be launching the full colour, glossy, A4 publication, circulating it to 50,000 consumers and members of the travel trade.